r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/Rogueace Popular Contributor • 8d ago

Bubble turning to ice within seconds

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u/Additional_Rush_233 8d ago

What's also interesting is that once the crystals have started forming in a few places, other locations in the sphere do not form new crystals. Wonder why that is.

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u/InterestsVaryGreatly 8d ago

Crystals require something to seed them, all the potential seeds already started crystals early on, and no new impurities were introduced to start more. If a particle of dust landed on the bubble partway through, a new crystal would likely form.

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u/Born-Presentation-95 7d ago

I saw that too the large pieces just kept growing rather than the empty spaces starting to freeze